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Lotte hebt ironisch eine Augenbraue, als Emil von Pünktlichkeit spricht. Lotte raises an eyebrow ironically when Emil talks about punctuality.

adjective · C1

ironisch

[iˈʁoːnɪʃ]

ironic

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Grammar

Comparative
ironischer Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am ironischsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

iron root isch suffix

-isch
makes an adjective, often of countries: praktisch (practical), typisch (typical).

Word family

die Ironiedie Selbstironie

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